Actually, that's not surprising. They have CDNs (data servers) all over the world which keep local copies of video/music/apps so that they don't need to continuously clog up the pipes in the middle pushing the same data over and over again. The upshot is that if a major line goes down you can still access your content.

I'm just going to get all of the irrational comments out of the way before anybody else does:

Steve Jobs is rolling in his urn!

This never would have happened if Steve Jobs were alive!

Really, Apple? Really?! Wow, just... Wow.

Further proof Apple has gone downhill.

Figures, more articles on iOS and nothing about any new Macs coming out.

(Something about how awesome Android is.)

Did I miss anything?

- I don't believe Tim Cook's new products anymore
- 1GB of RAM ain't enough
- This is what you get for having assembly lines in China
- Final proof that the iWatch is going to be released. Today.
- and the most important of all : "Analists predict that service will be restored in the near or far future."